CFAV Glendale (YTB 641)

Glendale and Glendyne at CFB Esquimalt with Fisgard Lighthouse in background
History
Name: Glendale
Builder: Yarrow Shipyard, Esquimalt, British Columbia
Launched: 1975
Acquired: 16 September 1975
Homeport: CFB Esquimalt
Status: in active service, as of 2010
General characteristics
Class and type: Glen class tugboat
Displacement: 250 long tons (254 t)
Length: 28.95 m (95 ft 0 in)
Beam: 9.29 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draught: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement: 6-10
Armament: None
Notes: Bollard pull : 19 tons

CFAV Glendale (YTB 641) is a Glen class naval tugboat operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. Built at Yarrow Shipyard, Esquimalt, British Columbia and launched in 1975, the ship was delivered on 16 September 1975. Attached to Maritime Forces Pacific, the ship is based at CFB Esquimalt.[1]

References

  1. "Directory of tugs of the Glen class" (PDF). www.jvds-marcol.nl. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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